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Federal judge delays mifepristone lawsuit until after midterms
Posted on 09/1/2026 17:28 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
A federal judge has delayed a lawsuit over the abortion pill mifepristone, disappointing pro-lifers who are asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to protect women and unborn children.
Texas parish first in world named after 2015 Ghanian martyr
Posted on 09/1/2026 16:08 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
St. Matthew Ayariga was one of 21 Christian migrant workers kidnapped and then beheaded by the terrorist group ISIS on a beach near Sirte, Libya, on Feb. 15, 2015.
‘There is a place for you and your baby’: Pro-life organization seeks to open new maternity home
Posted on 09/1/2026 15:28 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Life in Mercy has helped around 75 women and their babies so far, and the need continues to grow.
Bishop Menjivar appoints priests to assist Latin Mass expansion in West Virginia
Posted on 09/1/2026 13:33 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The bishop’s purpose is to foster “greater unity among Catholic faithful” and attend to “their diverse spiritual needs,” a diocesan announcement said.
Wendell Berry, agrarian writer who envisioned a world ‘redeemed only by love,’ dies at 92
Posted on 09/1/2026 11:33 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Kentucky-born author extolled the virtues of simple living and urged Americans to reject modern consumerism and destructive agriculture.
Polish bishops call surrogacy ‘incompatible’ with faith as Warsaw event looms
Posted on 09/1/2026 09:33 AM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Poland’s bishops are calling on state authorities to block commercial providers as a Ukrainian fertility clinic plans a Warsaw promotional event.
Carmelite sisters building a monastery to ‘last a thousand years’ in Pennsylvania
Posted on 09/1/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News - US)
Bucking modern architecture and building conventions, the Fairfield Carmelites have opted to build their monastery using old-world methods including traditional stonemasonry and timber framing.
The Church cannot declare war on Latin Mass devotees, Cardinal Robert Sarah says
Posted on 08/31/2026 17:22 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
The cardinal praised Pope Benedict’s 2007 decision to allow the faithful greater access to the Latin Mass but called Pope Francis’ 2021 decision to restrict it neither “sensible” nor “respectful.”
Bishop Caggiano urges local parish support as immigrant families fear enforcement
Posted on 08/31/2026 14:22 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
“I am asking every parish of the diocese to include a prayer for immigrant families and for all those affected by these events at every Mass in the days ahead,” Bishop Frank Caggiano said.
Religious freedom under growing threat worldwide, experts warn at Catholic gathering in Italy
Posted on 08/31/2026 13:42 PM (CNA Daily News - Europe)
Speakers at the Rimini Meeting highlighted persecution of Christians, violence in Nigeria and Lebanon, and the importance of defending freedom of belief for people of all faiths.